Saul is an established boys' name that peaked in 2006 and has grown less common since.
Saul is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #557 for boy births in the United States (and #1,116 across all names), given to 535 babies — 541 including U.S. territories. Saul first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2006 (1,120 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 535 | 541 | — | #557 |
| 2024 | 531 | 537 | — | #559 |
| 2023 | 515 | 520 | — | #570 |
| 2022 | 581 | 581 | — | #513 |
| 2021 | 513 | 513 | — | #556 |
| 2020 | 484 | 489 | — | #575 |
| 2019 | 538 | 546 | — | #533 |
| 2018 | 534 | 534 | — | #531 |
| 2017 | 605 | 612 | — | #485 |
| 2016 | 560 | 569 | — | #527 |
| 2015 | 592 | 600 | — | #495 |
| 2014 | 664 | 671 | — | #450 |
| 2013 | 656 | 665 | — | #440 |
| 2012 | 690 | 695 | — | #414 |
| 2011 | 715 | 715 | — | #399 |
| 2010 | 761 | 770 | — | #379 |
| 2009 | 867 | 880 | — | #356 |
| 2008 | 999 | 1,008 | — | #329 |
| 2007 | 1,070 | 1,085 | — | #308 |
| 2006 | 1,120 | 1,134 | — | #298 |
| 2005 | 1,113 | 1,125 | — | #295 |
| 2004 | 1,110 | 1,136 | #15,731 | #289 |
| 2003 | 1,072 | 1,088 | — | #292 |
| 2002 | 1,028 | 1,046 | — | #289 |
| 2001 | 1,103 | 1,123 | — | #278 |
| 2000 | 1,065 | 1,082 | #14,679 | #287 |
| 1999 | 891 | 911 | — | #318 |
| 1998 | 916 | 934 | — | #307 |
| 1997 | 1,052 | — | #11,839 | #270 |
| 1996 | 869 | — | — | #306 |
| 1995 | 713 | — | — | #346 |
| 1994 | 598 | — | — | #389 |
| 1993 | 580 | — | — | #399 |
| 1992 | 621 | — | #15,084 | #375 |
| 1991 | 598 | — | #14,914 | #381 |
| 1990 | 574 | — | #11,137 | #409 |
| 1989 | 530 | — | #9,481 | #410 |
| 1988 | 440 | — | #13,439 | #433 |
| 1987 | 429 | — | — | #422 |
| 1986 | 411 | — | — | #424 |
| 1985 | 415 | — | #9,076 | #426 |
| 1984 | 395 | — | #10,103 | #419 |
| 1983 | 380 | — | — | #421 |
| 1982 | 368 | — | #8,994 | #449 |
| 1981 | 411 | — | — | #402 |
| 1980 | 368 | — | #11,763 | #432 |
| 1979 | 351 | — | — | #427 |
| 1978 | 291 | — | — | #478 |
| 1977 | 323 | — | — | #446 |
| 1976 | 295 | — | — | #457 |
| 1975 | 279 | — | — | #479 |
| 1974 | 267 | — | — | #491 |
| 1973 | 250 | — | — | #494 |
| 1972 | 244 | — | — | #506 |
| 1971 | 193 | — | — | #598 |
| 1970 | 219 | — | — | #551 |
| 1969 | 193 | — | — | #565 |
| 1968 | 159 | — | — | #605 |
| 1967 | 159 | — | — | #597 |
| 1966 | 135 | — | — | #640 |
| 1965 | 167 | — | — | #590 |
| 1964 | 123 | — | — | #697 |
| 1963 | 142 | — | — | #656 |
| 1962 | 144 | — | — | #646 |
| 1961 | 168 | — | — | #613 |
| 1960 | 129 | — | — | #694 |
| 1959 | 137 | — | — | #658 |
| 1958 | 154 | — | — | #620 |
| 1957 | 138 | — | — | #654 |
| 1956 | 115 | — | — | #691 |
| 1955 | 118 | — | — | #675 |
| 1954 | 121 | — | — | #662 |
| 1953 | 117 | — | — | #656 |
| 1952 | 103 | — | — | #691 |
| 1951 | 123 | — | — | #640 |
| 1950 | 115 | — | — | #650 |
| 1949 | 103 | — | — | #677 |
| 1948 | 104 | — | — | #665 |
| 1947 | 112 | — | — | #655 |
| 1946 | 101 | — | — | #641 |
| 1945 | 85 | — | — | #656 |
| 1944 | 78 | — | — | #706 |
| 1943 | 97 | — | — | #648 |
| 1942 | 107 | — | — | #610 |
| 1941 | 97 | — | — | #612 |
| 1940 | 88 | — | — | #640 |
| 1939 | 98 | — | — | #580 |
| 1938 | 123 | — | — | #526 |
| 1937 | 113 | — | — | #549 |
| 1936 | 120 | — | — | #517 |
| 1935 | 109 | — | — | #552 |
| 1934 | 130 | — | — | #511 |
| 1933 | 131 | — | — | #490 |
| 1932 | 122 | — | — | #531 |
| 1931 | 138 | — | — | #490 |
| 1930 | 149 | — | — | #487 |
| 1929 | 156 | — | — | #471 |
| 1928 | 179 | — | — | #450 |
| 1927 | 189 | — | — | #446 |
| 1926 | 189 | — | — | #440 |
| 1925 | 206 | — | — | #419 |
| 1924 | 213 | — | — | #419 |
| 1923 | 225 | — | — | #398 |
| 1922 | 204 | — | — | #420 |
| 1921 | 229 | — | — | #403 |
| 1920 | 206 | — | — | #415 |
| 1919 | 232 | — | — | #382 |
| 1918 | 239 | — | — | #388 |
| 1917 | 228 | — | — | #373 |
| 1916 | 222 | — | — | #366 |
| 1915 | 207 | — | — | #374 |
| 1914 | 162 | — | — | #373 |
| 1913 | 148 | — | — | #339 |
| 1912 | 125 | — | — | #340 |
| 1911 | 57 | — | — | #371 |
| 1910 | 42 | — | — | #419 |
| 1909 | 41 | — | — | #377 |
| 1908 | 35 | — | — | #402 |
| 1907 | 36 | — | — | #378 |
| 1906 | 18 | — | — | #563 |
| 1905 | 12 | — | — | #733 |
| 1904 | 26 | — | — | #415 |
| 1903 | 17 | — | — | #547 |
| 1902 | 24 | — | — | #424 |
| 1901 | 13 | — | — | #588 |
| 1900 | 23 | — | — | #487 |
| 1899 | 17 | — | — | #475 |
| 1898 | 11 | — | — | #698 |
| 1897 | 11 | — | — | #674 |
| 1896 | 11 | — | — | #716 |
| 1895 | 13 | — | — | #604 |
| 1894 | 16 | — | — | #517 |
| 1893 | 9 | — | — | #760 |
| 1892 | 11 | — | — | #679 |
| 1891 | 9 | — | — | #692 |
| 1890 | 7 | — | — | #870 |
| 1888 | 20 | — | — | #427 |
| 1887 | 11 | — | — | #578 |
| 1886 | 10 | — | — | #638 |
| 1885 | 11 | — | — | #600 |
| 1883 | 5 | — | — | #1,020 |
| 1882 | 15 | — | — | #486 |
| 1880 | 15 | — | — | #476 |